Parents going to orientation?

bhmomma
Mon, 03 May 2010 15:06:19 +0000

D will be attending AU this fall and has been looking over the information to schedule her orientation session. A packet came to the parents as well and I was surprised to see a parent component to orientation. Is this commonplace now? Back when I attended college (and had a summer job working orientation) this was a totally student focused event.
I have attended the AU Freshman Day (admitted students day) and was wondering if my presence will be needed or very enlightening. D does not feel the need to have me go!

Also related to the orientation, is there an advantage for D to go earlier in the summer? I was encouraging her to attend earlier (perhaps more availability of course selection) but she want to bump it a bit later to meet her prospective roommate that she has been corresponding with!

Thanks for any insight!